Honestly? I don’t know if this is real fur but it sure feels like it. An unbelievably soft hand. Made in Eng-a-land by the excellent Kangol company.

The gold filigree adornment is a signed Musi shoe clip from the 1960s, a collector’s dream, if there were two of them. Luckily it works beautifully as a spray for this elegant hat; I’ve added feathers to give it a bit of motion and to complement the lush texture of the fur.